New York MagazineFive Years Later, States That Rejected the Medicaid Expansion May Get Their RewardNew York Magazine... that Just Said No will be (relatively speaking) rewarded. We would not be in this particular situation, of course, had not the U.S. Supreme Court surprised just about everyone five years ago with a ruling that made the Medicaid expansion optional ...and more » … [Read more...]

United States: Circuit Courts Interpret Standing Post SpokeoMondaq News Alerts (registration)On August 15, the Ninth Circuit, on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled that the plaintiff claimed a sufficiently concrete injury against Spokeo to meet the Article III standing requirements established by the Supreme Court. The Ninth Circuit ... … [Read more...]

Potential US Supreme Court battle on online sales tax should be on luxury's radarLuxury DailyThe 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling "Quill v. North Dakota" may not be familiar to most, but this case is at the heart of a current legal dispute that could alter the way ecommerce operates in the United States, with particular ramifications for the ... … [Read more...]

NewsweekPort of Seattle files US Supreme Court brief opposing travel banKent ReporterThe Port of Seattle has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court, urging the court to affirm lower courts' decisions blocking enforcement of President Donald J. Trump's “travel ban.” Seattle is the first port in the nation to join the ...US Senate confirms Trump's pick for top Supreme … [Read more...]

WDETState Legislature OKs super PAC bills; Snyder to reviewCrain's Detroit BusinessThe GOP said the bills would lock federal court rulings into state law and provide clarity seven years after a major U.S. Supreme Court decision, but Democrats countered the measure would go further and swell the flow of "dark money" into politics. Gov ...Citizens United' Bills: From Senate to … [Read more...]

HuffPostThe Future Of Partisan Gerrymandering Hinges On A Supreme Court CaseHuffPostArizona, which mandated that criminal suspects undergoing police interrogation be advised of their rights to counsel and against self-incrimination; Loving v. Virginia, which ended state prohibitions against interracial marriage, to list just three of ...Fight over electoral district boundaries heads to Supreme … [Read more...]

Supreme Court Nominations Fast FactsKTVQ Billings NewsTwelve men have been appointed chief justice of the United States without having previously served as an associate justice: John Jay, Oliver Ellsworth, John Marshall, Roger B. Taney (nominated as associate justice but never confirmed, so re-nominated ...and more » … [Read more...]

Top US Supreme Court Decisions Fast FactsKRTV Great Falls NewsSituation: Segregation of the public school systems in the United States was addressed when cases in Kansas, South Carolina, Delaware, and Virginia were all decided together under Brown v. Broad of Education. Third-grader Linda Brown was denied ...and more » … [Read more...]

Slate MagazineBlack Robes and Crystal BallsSlate MagazineThe justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are given lifetime appointments to decide paramount questions of law that affect almost every aspect of American life. It is therefore unsurprising that from time to time these extraordinarily powerful secular ... … [Read more...]

The Straits TimesUS Supreme Court allows broad Trump refugee banThe Straits TimesThe justices granted a request from the Trump administration to block a federal appeals court decision that, according to the Justice Department, would have allowed up to 24,000 additional refugees to enter the United States than would otherwise have ...US Supreme Court allows Trump's broad refugee … [Read more...]

Reason (blog)Clarence Thomas vs. Jeff Sessions on Civil Asset ForfeitureReason (blog)Gage Skidmore / Flickr.comAttorney General Jeff Sessions announced this week that the Justice Department will increase the use of civil asset forfeiture, the practice that allows law enforcement officials to seize property from persons who have been ...Sessions' New Order Lets Police Circumvent State Laws on … [Read more...]

Press TVUS Supreme Court rejects Trump's travel ban on relativesPress TVThe US Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by President Donald Trump to include grandparents and other relatives of US citizens in his travel ban on people from six predominantly Muslim nations. The high court's decision on ... Last Friday, the White ...US Supreme Court says travel ban exemption can include … [Read more...]

FirstpostDonald Trump travel ban: US Supreme Court relaxes rules, exempts grandparents and kinFirstpostWashington: The Supreme Court has dealt President Donald Trump's government a fresh setback, saying its controversial travel ban cannot be applied to grandparents and other close relatives of people living in the United States — for now. On Wednesday ...US top court rejects Trump bid to … [Read more...]

Brackenridge founder quoted by US Supreme CourtTribune-ReviewNot only did Tarentum celebrate its founder's 232nd birthday , a U.S. Supreme Court Justice quoted him during a separation of church and state case ruling, according to the Washington Post. The high court case, Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, was ruled on ...and more » … [Read more...]

ForbesFelicity Jones To Play SCOTUS' Ruth Bader Ginsburg On The Big ScreenForbesIn a leading role that was widely speculated to net Natalie Portman, Deadline Hollywood reports that British actress Felicity Jones will portray Supreme Court justice and feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a forthcoming biopic called On the Basis of ...Trailblazing director for Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopicThe Times … [Read more...]

Legislature most likely can revisit sports betting before US Supreme Court rulingNortheast Mississippi Daily JournalJACKSON – During the 2017 session, many experts contend the Mississippi Legislature passed a bill, unbeknownst to most members, legalizing betting on sports events at the state's casinos along the Mississippi River and adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico.and more » … [Read more...]

Spain received a warning in May that the Islamic State group was planning an attack in Barcelona but decided it lacked credibility, Catalan regional authorities said Thursday. The daily El … [Read More...]

A company that suffered an explosion at a chemical plant close to Houston has said it “fully expects” more fires - potentially as many as eight - as a result of flooding overwhelming the … [Read More...]

Mosques across the state of Texas are being turned into shelters for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH), which represents 21 Islamic centres in … [Read More...]

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Police in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona say a white van has jumped the sidewalk in the city’s historic Las Ramblas district, injuring several people. Police cordoned off the broad … [Read More...]

A white supremacist who helped organise the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has appeared on camera crying as he describes his fear of arrest. Chris Cantwell, a racist … [Read More...]

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New York MagazineFive Years Later, States That Rejected the Medicaid Expansion May Get Their RewardNew York Magazine... that Just Said No will be (relatively speaking) rewarded. We would not … [Read More...]

NewsweekPort of Seattle files US Supreme Court brief opposing travel banKent ReporterThe Port of Seattle has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court, urging the court to … [Read More...]